Anatomy of the heart |
Excitatory, conductive and contractile elements of the heart |
The Cardiac Cycle |
The foetal circulation |
Circulatory and respiratory changes that occur at birth |
Cardiac reflexes |
Function of baroreceptors and clinical relevance of the baroreflex |
Role of the vasomotor centres |
Humoral regulation of blood volume and flow |
Noradrenaline |
Dobutamine |
Vasopressin |
Milrinone |
The Simpson method of stroke volume estimation |
LVOT Doppler for estimation of cardiac output |
Continuous oesophageal Doppler for estimation of cardiac output |